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Is NVC Always One-on-One?

Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, I'm finishing up a toolkit on dialogue and deliberation and am including NVC in the conflict transformation section, but I am lacking any stories of actually transforming conflict in a situation of violent conflict between groups. (I have great "one-on-one" stories, of course.) Are there any that you could share? Or is that the wrong way to think of the work of...
Self-Empathy

Trainer Tip When you really listen to yourself, you can heal yourself. —Ceanna DeRohan It is true that we cannot fully understand other people until we understand ourselves. I tried to escape this for years. I told people that I was a caring and loving person. But deep down, I struggled to feel compassion. I was consumed with anger, resentment, and an overriding belief that I was never going to...
Resistance

I deeply believe that humanity’s path out of this time of growing crisis is to not only support a new way of being but to also resist the current social-political-economic system that is killing us and life on the planet. The way I see to resist, however, is with empathy and care. As I understand it, this system has been growing for a very long time as it has spread throughout the world in many...
Reaching Critical Mass

This week as the U.S. population continues to be dangerously divided on who won the presidential election, and the surging pandemic takes its devastating toll, I have been more deeply than ever contemplating the question, how can empathic communication go further out into the world to help people and the planet? What came first were the words “critical mass,” in the sense of a tipping point. I...
Pause Difficult Conversations with Skill and Self-Connection

Oren Jay Sofer explains how we can stay grounded and maintain choice during overwhelming or emotionally charged conversations. He highlights the importance of presence—feeling our feet, noticing our breath, and expanding our awareness—to counter the fight-or-flight response and self-regulate. Oren also teaches a simple three-part structure for pausing a conversation without damaging the...
Navigating Parenthood with Compassion and Realistic Expectations

In parenting, Roxy Manning notes the tendency for self-judgment and external judgment. Roxy suggests that being a single parent or a working parent influences your ability to implement parenting strategies. The importance of assessing the feasibility of strategies in one's current life context is emphasized. Roxy encourages self-compassion and mourning the gap between desired and achievable...
Parenting Series: When Your Child Only Has "No" for an Answer

In this video download, expert parent trainer and author of Parenting From Your Heart, Inbal Kashtan responds to the age-old question: “Why do children do things to annoy parents?” Using jackal and giraffe puppets to illustrate common parent/child dialogues, Inbal answers other common questions like: What do I do when my child is “obstinate?” Why does my child thrive on not participating? Why...
Naturalizing NVC Language Q&A

Join CNVC Certified Trainers Jeff Brown, Jean Morrison, Karl Steyaert, Kathleen Macferran, Mary Mackenzie and Sylvia Haskvitz in a lively Q&A session focusing on naturalizing NVC into our daily interactions. In this audio recording, Jeff, Jean, Karl, Kathleen, Mary and Sylvia answer these questions: How did you begin to learn NVC, with the classical model, or in a more natural way? Describe...
Bringing Peace to Kids in Conflict

Access this complete 6 session course This 6-session course recording focuses on supporting people who work with children (e.g. parents, teachers, ministers, etc.) in applying the skills of NVC mediation in conflict situations that involve children. Listen to this telecourse recording and learn to: Understand and modulate your emotions (self-regulation) Recognize when children are emotionally...
Parenting and Anger

Access this complete 5 session course Combine mediating conflict, parenting skills and study of brain science in this ground-breaking course recording on how to funnel your anger and your child’s anger toward mutual caring and peace in your family. If you ’are tired of exploding, stuffing your anger, or living in endless hopelessness, take this course to learn practical tips for using anger to...